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Salon
by Mark Benjamin

04/17/09

In his statement announcing the release of the Bush administration’s torture memos Thursday, President Barack Obama ruled out prosecuting whoever was in the room during the CIA’s ‘enhanced interrogation’ sessions. ‘In releasing these memos, it is our intention to assure those who carried out their duties relying in good faith upon legal advice from the Department of Justice that they will not be subject to prosecution,’ he said. Obama made it clear he is generally ready to move on from the whole issue. So don’t expect David Addington, former counsel to Vice President Dick Cheney and self-appointed interrogation expert, to be hauled into court anytime soon...

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/17/torture/



Jay Bybee, neo-Stasi

Unqualified Offerings
by Thoreau

04/17/09
http://highclearing.com/index.php/archives/2009/04/17/9293


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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